Which statement about the narrator is correct?
a. the narrator uses purely standard english
and so seems entirely outside of the story.
b. the narrator reflects the southern
environment when she uses the phrase
"walked on off," an example of nonstandard
english
c. the use of "walked on off makes the
narrator sound the same as tea cake.
d. the narrator contrasts tea cake's dialect
with her own standard english to show his
lack of education.

b. The narrator reflects the Southern environment when she uses the phrase "walked on off," an example of nonstandard English.

Explanation:

The fact that you mention Tea Cake means that you are likely referring to the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston. This novel is set in the south during the early 20th century, and the way in which it is written reflects this. The narrator in the text reflects the Southern environment the novel is set in. Moreover, the narrator employs the nonstandard English that was common among the African American people of the area.

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.

i would think its c but i'm not sure